Ciarán Hinds and his wife Hélène Patarot in The Dry (2026)
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Ciarán Hinds and his wife Hélène Patarot in The Dry (2026)
@whumptober | Day #6: Medical Restraints Chopper (2000) | Untamed (1.06) | The Dry (2020) | Hulk (2003) | The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) | The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
Movies watched in 2025: The Dry(2021)
Sisi Stringer at Aje Resort 25 at AFW
Moving to a more modern novel for this particular International Faceoff — The Dry by Jane Harper.
Its original cover design (option 10) is notable for the fact that every single Australian noir, crime or thriller published since has looked exactly the same.
Covers are below the cut.
Which cover do you prefer?
1. Mùa Hạn Kinh Hoàng (Vietnamese, 2020)
2. 大旱 (Chinese, 2019)
3. ฤดูล่า (Thai, 2021)
4. 渇きと偽り (Japanese, 2018)
5. The Dry (English, 2017)
6. הבצורת (Hebrew, 2017)
7. Suša (Serbian, 2017)
8. 드라이 (Korean, 2017)
9. The Dry (German, 2016)
10. The Dry (English, 2016)
And in case anyone was wondering what happens when you paste Hebrew into a Tumblr poll, now you know.
No one tells you this is how it's going to be, do they? Oh yes, they're all so sorry for your loss, all so keen to pop round and get the gossip when it happens, but no one mentions having to go through your dead son's drawers and return his library books, do they? No one tells you how to cope with that.
Jane Harper, The Dry
Book 39 of 2025.
This is a reread for me but it could actually be the first time I'm reading this book again because I don't remember Anything from it! And that is not because the book is bad, it's just because in recent years I have read too many books, too fast and they all turn into a blur.
(That is why I am trying to slow down my reading for this year, and I think it's going rather well?)
Aaron Falk is a wonderful character. I like how calm and thoughtful he is, I think he only blows up once in this whole story and that is impressive considering how almost everyone in that town hates him.
The case was also interesting and how they go about and try to figure out all the pieces, it starts really small, with the bullets being Remington's instead of the usual Winchester ones the family uses and it goes from there.
Super fun book to read, very easy style of writing, the chapters aren't too long and you just want to keep reading.
@chained-to-the-mirror @rosegardendeprofundis